Chenopodium triandrum G.Forst. is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Chenopodium triandrum G.Forst. (Chenopodium triandrum G.Forst.)
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Chenopodium triandrum G.Forst.

Chenopodium triandrum G.Forst.

Chenopodium triandrum, or pigweed, is a New Zealand-endemic perennial prostrate flowering shrub that exhibits trioecy.

Family
Genus
Chenopodium
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Chenopodium triandrum G.Forst.

Chenopodium triandrum, commonly known as pigweed, is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to New Zealand. It occurs across New Zealand’s main islands, and can also be found on the Kermadec Islands and Chatham Islands. This species is a low-growing, prostrate perennial shrub, and it displays the reproductive system of trioecy.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Chenopodium

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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